Theodor is a masculine given name. It is a German form of

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. It is also a variant of Teodor.

List of people with the given name Theodor

* Theodor Adorno, (1903–1969), German philosopher * Theodor Aman, Romanian painter *

Theodor Blueger Teodors Bļugers (anglicized as Theodor "Teddy" Blueger; born 15 August 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 52nd overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft b ...

, Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) *

Theodor Burghele Theodor Burghele (12 February 1905 – 3 June 1977) was a Romanian surgeon and urologist, titular member and President of the Romanian Academy, and Minister of Health. He was born in Iași in an old Moldavian boyar family, the son of Theodor ...

, Romanian surgeon, President of the Romanian Academy *

Theodor Busse Ernst Hermann August Theodor Busse (15 December 1897 – 21 October 1986) was a German officer during World War I and World War II. Early life and career Busse, a native of Frankfurt (Oder), joined the Imperial German Army as an officer cade ...

, German general during World War I and World War II *

Theodor Cazaban Theodor Cazaban (2 April 1921 – 4 March 2016) was a Romanian anti-communist writer. Born in Fălticeni, he graduated from the University of Bucharest with a degree in letters, and fled to France in 1947. While in Paris, he was a staff member of ...

, Romanian writer *

Theodor Fischer (fencer) Theodor Fischer was a German épée and foil fencer. He fenced in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and won two medals in fencing at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine. Biography Fischer competed in the individual and team épée events ...

, German Olympic épée and foil fencer *

Theodor Fontane Theodor Fontane (; 30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He published the first of his novels, for which he is best known toda ...

, (1819–1898), German writer * Theodor Geisel, American writer and cartoonist, known by the pseudonym Dr. Seuss *

Theodor W. Hänsch Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch (; born 30 October 1941) is a German physicist. He received one-third of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for "contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb t ...

(born 1940), German physicist *

Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl; hu, Herzl Tivadar; Hebrew name given at his brit milah: Binyamin Ze'ev (2 May 1860 – 3 July 1904) was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish lawyer, journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern p ...

, (1860–1904), Austrian-Hungary Jewish journalist and the founder of modern political Zionism *

Theodor Heuss Theodor Heuss (; 31 January 1884 – 12 December 1963) was a German liberal politician who served as the first president of West Germany from 1949 to 1959. His cordial nature – something of a contrast to the stern character of chancellor Ko ...

, (1884–1963), German politician and publicist * Theodor Innitzer, Austrian Catholic cardinal * Theodor Kittelsen (1857–1914), Norwegian painter and illustrator * Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (1911–2007), mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993 *

Emil Theodor Kocher Emil Theodor Kocher (25 August 1841 – 27 July 1917) was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid. Among his many a ...

, Swiss medical researcher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine *

Theodor Mommsen Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th cent ...

, (1817–1903), German writer and historian, Nobel Prize in Literature 1902 laureate * Theodor Paleologu, Romanian politician * Theodor Pallady, Romanian painter *

Theodor Rosetti Theodor Rosetti (5 May 1837, Iași or Solești, Moldavia – 17 July 1923, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 23 March 1888 and 22 March 1889. 1837 bir ...

, Romanian politician *

Theodor S. Slen Theodor S. Slen (October 15, 1885 – July 4, 1986) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician. Slen was born in Delavan, Faribault County, Minnesota. He moved with his family in 1898 to a farm near Boyd, Minnesota. Slen graduated from B ...

(1885-1986), American judge, lawyer, and politician *

Theodor Stolojan Theodor Dumitru Stolojan (; born 24 October 1943) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from September 1991 to November 1992. An economist by training, he was also one of the presidents of the National Liberal Party (PNL) bef ...

, Romanian politician *

Theodor Svedberg Theodor Svedberg (30 August 1884 – 25 February 1971) was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge. Svedberg was active at Uppsala University from the mid 1900s to late 1940s. Wh ...

, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate *

Theodor Șerbănescu Theodor Șerbănescu (; December 29, 1839 – July 2, 1901) was a Moldavian-born Romanian army officer and poet. Biography Born in Tecuci, his father Eni Șerban (later Șerbănescu) was a ''paharnic'' (cup-bearer) and a member of the minor '' boy ...

, Romanian poet *

Theodor Zwinger Theodor Zwinger the Elder (2 August 1533 – 10 March 1588) was a Swiss physician and Renaissance humanist scholar. He made significant contributions to the emerging genres of reference and travel literature. He was the first distinguished repre ...

, Swiss scholar

List of people with the given name Theodor

See also